Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:34 AM 5/13/98 -0500, you wrote: >Which model of the carbon-fiber gitzo are you using??? >Has anyone out there [seriously] tried any of the benbo tripods ????? >Info would be appreciated, dp > The problem with the Benbo is that the camera IS NOT directly over the legs. On a normal tripod, with the center post all the way down (collapsed), camera vibrations are at a minimum. The weight is evenly distributed over the three legs. A weight on the center post also helps dampen out vibrations. See page 81 of "Galen Rowell's Vision," ISBN 0-87156-458-0. Now think about how the Benbo is constructed, and where the camera is sitting in relationship to the actual tripod legs. Jim